Daily Reflection: Wednesday, August 9

Wednesday, August 9

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) celebrates her feastday today. Although born Jewish, she rejected this and became an atheist. She was an intelligent woman with a doctorate in philosophy and became interested in religion. She read about St. Teresa of Avila, came a Catholic and entered the Carmelite convent. With many other Jewish people, she was arrested and deported to and died in Auschwitz. She said: “Do you want to be totally united to the Crucified? If you are serious about this, you will be present, by the power of His Cross, at every place of sorrow.”

Fr. Andrew

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